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Foiled by Jane Yolen My rating: 3 of 5 stars This graphic novel is about a high school girl who is an avid fencer. She feels she doesn’t fit in socially, but focuses on her sport and spending time with her cousin. Things begin to change for her when her mother finds her a new [...]

White Cat by Holly Black My rating: 4 of 5 stars White Cat is the first book in a new series about curse workers. It takes place in an alternate reality where some people can manipulate certain things by just touching them with their hands. With just a touch, someone could change your luck, emotions, [...]

Libyrinth by Pearl North My rating: 4 of 5 stars Far in the future a unique girl lives in the Libyrinth, a giant building with mazes of shelves that hold more books than can be counted. Haly has a secret and she is afraid of what will happen if they find out that she can [...]

Dead in the Family by Charlaine Harris My rating: 4 of 5 stars Another fun book, political issues and personal issues collide now that the two-natured are out. Someone is trying to get Sookie in trouble (again), but it could be any of the many people and supernatural beings that aren’t so fond of our [...]

Over the weekend, I bought what can only be called “mom jeans.” They have a comfort-no-gap streatch waistband that reaches my navel. Of course, they bring back brain flinching memories of being called “Urkel” in junior high, but I actually sought them out on purpose. The weight I gained since last time I bought jeans [...]